git0

CLI tool to search GitHub repositories, download source & releases for your system, and instantly set up, then install dependencies and open code editor.

🤖 Agent skill — npx skills@latest add https://github.com/OpenSourceAGI/dev-tools-starter-agent --skill git0 (what it covers)

CLI tool to search GitHub repositories, download source & releases for your system, and instantly set up, then install dependencies and open code editor.

🚀 Installation

npm install -g git0

bun install -g git0

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✨ Features

Search GitHub repositories by name with fuzzy matching
Download repositories directly from GitHub URLs or owner/repo shortcuts. Skip the manual git clone, cd, install dance
Get Releases instantly download latest release for your system or all systems
Automatic dependency installation and installation for multiple project types
Smart IDE integration - automatically opens projects in your preferred editor
Cross-platform support - works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Conflict resolution - handles directory naming conflicts automatically
Faster than git - skips .git history and uncompresses while downloading

🎯 Usage


# Direct download from GitHub URL
## g and git0 both work
g https://github.com/facebook/react

# Search for repositories by name
g react starter

# Download using owner/repo shorthand
git0 facebook/react

# Use git0 without installing, (only node needed)
# (copy this line into your project's readme to help others setup)
npx git0 facebook/react

Supported Project Types

git0 automatically detects and sets up the following project types:

Project Type	Detection	Installation
Node.js	`package.json`	`bun install` (fallback to `npm install`)
Docker	`Dockerfile`, `docker-compose.yml`	`docker-compose up -d` or `docker build`
Python	`requirements.txt`, `setup.py`	Virtual environment + pip install
Rust	`Cargo.toml`	`cargo build`
Go	`go.mod`	`go mod tidy`

Supported IDEs

git0 automatically detects and opens projects in your preferred IDE:

Antigravity
Cursor
Windsurf
VS Code
VSCode Server WebUI
Neovim
Webstorm

🔧 Configuration

What Happens After Download

Repository is downloaded to your current directory
Project type is detected automatically
Dependencies are installed based on project type
IDE is launched automatically (if available)
Development server starts (for Node.js projects)

If a directory with the same name exists, git0 automatically appends a number (e.g., react-2, react-3).

GitHub Token (Optional)

For higher API rate limits, set your GitHub token:

export GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here

Without a token, you're limited to 60 requests per hour. With a token, you get 5,000 requests per hour.

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Source: packages/git0-repo-downloader/readme.md

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